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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-28
Illinois Items.

The appointment of Thomas McFar as one of
the trustees of the Soldiers Home is hailed at
Quincy with pleasure by the Democrats. He is
superintendent of the public schools of Q;,'ney-
George NJ. Glassco, OF Tuscola, and Bruce
Glassco. of Charleston, have purchased tie
Charleston Plandealer, the leading Republican
paper of Coles county. Bruce Glassco will take
control at early day.
A lawyer from Dahlgren was taken before
United States Commissioner Bradford at Spring
field. on Friday, charged with having withheld
800 from amount of $500, the first payment
pension for the widow of his brother Mrs.
Martha Cremeens, of McLeansborough. He was
held in the of $780, and furnished lad.
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a Fireside Game.
Hnn1a .Innrna1


Do not play unless you give little mar
gin for suppressed giggles OF merriment and sur
prise Each child provides himself with slate or
bit of paper and pencil. Mamma. too, in the
first round of the game, to start interest
Then every player draws the very cutest pig
that he can, pen and trough and swill bucket
too if he chooses. but the pig large and plain in
the foreground. and then all in the game close
their eyes, ''honor true" and put on piggy
tail.
The squeals come in when eyes have popped
Open and. it is found that one has hung this
curly appendage to piggy's eye, another swung
it from his ear, and others represented it as
spirited comets dangling in the armament high
and dry above his pigship.
Chimneys to houses, balls to buckets and
pals. and hats to extravagantly dressed ladies
and gentlemen can be added in like manner
creating deal of fun, and sending every little
boy and girl to bed with sunshine in heart and
face.
The best part of these games is that the bulk
of their thought and work can be Thrown into
the children, giving mamma grateful and
needed rest.
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CONCERNING BUTTONS.
Changes Wrought by Fashion in These Ad.
juncts of Dress.


London Housewife.
The Manufacture of buttons seems TO have
made great progress during the reigns that fol-
lowed that of William III. for buttons came to
be used to an extravagant extent 1t was the
fashion for gentlemen. at the end or the last
century, to wear exceedingly long-taied coats,
having large buttons. tight bucksk,n breeches
buttoned at the kEee. and tied with punches OF
ribbons, and when CATERS were worn they but
toned all the way down. This fashion, occa-
sionally modified, continued until about fifty
years ago, and may be called the golden age of
button making. All duties on buttons were done
away with BY Sir Robert Peel
A curious button made about q century
ago and worn by the English handles OF the
psrIod. 1t consisted of polished brass, and was
ruled with lines so fine to be almost micro
scopic The roughness of the surface thus OBJ
tanned broke the reflection of the light falling
it and gave it prismatic colors. The beauty OF
mother OF pearl and its iridescent brilliancy are
believed to be prod laced by three plates over
tapping each other unevenly, and thus they dis
peise the light as they reflect 1t. The brass but
tons appeared iridescent from the same cause.
and as they cost guinea each. they were high
IL fashionable at the time.
It might be interesting to trace the gradual
change from the long blue or snuff brown coas
with gilt buttons and breeches buttoned at tho
pockets and knees, with ieggins buttoned all
down. TO the present almost buttonless style of
garments.
Covered buttons were introduced by NJ San
der He lost his fortune in Denmark when
Lord Nelson bonn barded Copenhagen. and came
over to England to try and earn a little money.
not dreaming that he would more than recoup
himself for what he had lost. He In troduced
first a covered button consisting of cloth or last
ing, with an iron shank. His improved
this into what is called the flexible shank button,
which, when made of silk, however, soon wore
out.
Another advance was the corded edge but
ton. Next il became the fashion TO have but
tons to match the colors o. the clothes Ivory
was too expensive and difficult to dye Resource
was had to the corozo nut, which is SOFT easily
cut and takes any hue required
The changes and caprices of fortune, which at
one time covers our clothes with buttons very
large and at another time extremely small. at
feet, of course. the button trade and the persons
engaged therein. It seems preposterous that
the we'll being misery of large portion of
our laborious population should depend upon
apparently SO trivial a matter, vet it is SO.
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Other Fires.

PITTsBURe. Nov. 27.-The large tannery of
the Acmetonia Tanning Company, at Acmetonia
station, on the West Pennsylvania railroad. was
burned to the ground yesterday, entailing a loss
of 500 OOO about two-thirds of which is covered
by insurance. The fire originated in the engine
room and spread rapidly to all parts of the build
ing
DULUTH, Nov. 2Z-The new Pilgrim Congre-
gational Church burned this evening catching
fire from a stove in the auditorium. The church
have been the finest in the city About S28, 900
had been expended upon it. Insurance. $l5, 600.
1t is thought the contractors will have to bear
the loss
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a would .Be Train wrecker Arrested.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. 27-One of the
Eureka detectives. Lieutenant Bald win, arrested
Noddy Moses in the mountains back of Woods,
Putnam county, yesterday, and placed him in
Jail at Winfield. Moses piled cross-tries, last Mon
day evening, upon the E. & o. railroad track,
for the purpose, as is alleged, of wrecking the
pay-car on that road. Instead of the pay-car,
Superintendent Sweeneys car and engine, haul
ing number of the officials over the road on a
tour of inspection. came near being wrecked.
The engineer saw the piled ties just in time to
save his train. Moses confessed, and gave the
name OF his accomplish who, yet, is still at
large
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they had just discovered. the week before his
death. that he had sold mortgage for So. 500 to
client when there such mortgage on
record. This led to a confession by Eebler, and
in a day two his suicide followed. Until an
to what extent his wrong-doing has gone. So
far as known now, it appears that the sufferers
among his own clients, and include mem
bers of his family. His forgeries reached even
to court records. There possibility of
avoiding exposure, yet 1t now appears that the
forgeries have been going on at least six
months.
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Threatened Strike of Coai-Miners.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 27.-The officers of district
assembly, No. ), Knights of Labor, comprising
The coal of the Monongahela and Youghi-
gheny coal regions, have addressed letter to
The Pittsbu1e Times for publication tomorrow.
They declare that unless the operators of those
regions grant the miners fortniehtly pay and
make various other lesser concessions strike
will occur at once. Over 5000 miners
are involved. Interviews have been had
with several leading operators on the sub
iect They are unanimous In saying they must
abide a strike If il The coal barges IN
the rivers are all loaded at present and awaiting
a rise to 60 south. Until the water rises they
unable to accomplish much. They think
strike would be mistake the part of the
Ininers- Under the circu instances the operators
feel unable TO grant the demands.
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REMARKS BY BILL NYE.
The Annoyances Which Follow the Turning
Loose of Menagerie.

The Annoyances Which Follow the Turning
Loose of Menagerie.
New York World
The late combined mena gerie and holocaust
at Bridgeport, Conn, under the management of
Phiueas T. Barnum and the fire fsnd brings to
mind the geological panic near st. Louis about
the last day of October of tho present year and
which, of course is still fresh IN the M emory of
those who tried to recapture some of the ami
mails
On that date, owing to a misplaced switch
and the misplaced confidence of the engineer.
old John Robinson's great aggregation of
modesty and menagere was thrown from the
nounce his own name. AS soon as the cars were
derailed cages began to open up like an insulted
hornests nest, and to yield up various kinds of
animals not indigenous to Illinois.
Tigers with long, timber tails and mouths
that opened like a red plush reserved seat lit
lightly tho trembling earth. deity cracked
sion and then moved softly away towards the
primary schools of St. Louis. Jaguars bounded
out of their bursting cages and proceeded to
take in the town. The scene beeeared descrip-
ton Pale women, who, q general thing,
could not carry in hod of coal for their poor,
sick husbands slid casually up freight car,
followed by feecv clouds of embroidery,
shook their parasols at the Numidiau lion, and
told him to go right away from there.
Nine cages of animals were shattered at once,
and these denizens of tine forest for the first
time in many years felt the beautiful earth be-
meath their feet and breathed the redolent air of
St. Louis.
A magn1QcenL leopard OOZoQ ont OF MS Shat-
tered cage, like a spray of macaroni emerging
from the musrache of Anarchist, and softly
went upstairs to the railroad offices to about
getting a pass. but did not find any one in. On
the door he found line written hastily by Mr..
Gill and pinned up. 1t stated as follows:
Gone to Siberia. Will be back in a few minutes.
The leopard went in and tried to telephone to
Indianapolis for a sleeper, but his
hot breath struck the transmtter the girl at the
central Office went and concealed herself in the
store of a man who did not advertise.
When the train pulled out il short
gnu, one leopard, one hyena, one deer, ibex,
one coyote, six monkeys and two black tigers.
A mountain lion escaped, but was recaptursd
afterwards. Mr.. Thomas Riley, of New Haven,
Conn, is still short one lobe of himself, which
he attributes to the mountain lion. Mr.. Riley
stumbled while twisting the tail of the lion to
induce aim TO so into his cage, and inadvertent-
ly sat down in the open mouth of the low, coarse
brute He thinks the railroad company will be
liable.
Mr.. Joseph Charles was on his way down the
stairs when he met the lion coming up. The
stairway is not very wide, and Mr.. Charles can
not bear the idea of giving dumb animal need
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A Great Iegaev.

To bequeath to your children is a strong clean,
pure OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES than wealth, because
it will never prove a curse You cannot give
what you do not possess. but mothers will find
in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription a wonder
full help-correcting all weaknesses, bringing
their systems into perfect condition, so that
their children, untainted. shall rise up to call
them blessed!
There is not a druggist in the land
But always keeps q stock on hand.
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Lawyer Kebrer.s Frauds.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 2I-Mr. Charles Albert
Kebler, the suicide, having been buried. his late
partners are free to speak of the causes. The
revelations confirm what has already been
stated, that ne had found himself face to face
with exposure. aud avoided it by seeking death.
On q scrap of paper found in his room was writ
ten. apparently just before he took the fatal
prussic acid, the words: 1.-The time has come"
Messrs. Rocker and Jetke. his late partners, say
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New York central Labor Union.

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-To-d days meeting of the
Central Labor Union was. as usual, turbulent
one. An application for admission of the
brewery engineers, who are said to be social
istic, and who have left the knights of Labor,
was the bone OF contention. The Socialists and
anti-Sociaists called each other dynamiters and
scabs. The application was finally rejected, 5S
10 48. Many Socialists thereupon left the hall
n anger
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-28
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.
A TweIve-Year-Old Girl Tries to Save Her
Two Brothers, and All Are Drowned.

Special to the indianapolis journal
MORRISON, ILL.,, Nov. 2a-Three children of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. White-Lillie, aged twelve,
George, aged thirteen, and Charles, aged eight
were playing with their sleds on the thin ice on
Rock creek, when Charles broke through.
George ran to his assistance. and in his efforts
to rescue the drowning boy he also went under
the ice Their sister, Lille. then made frantic
attempt to save her two brothers, and all three
were drowned. The bodies were recovered
after they had been in the water about an
hour
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WORK AND WAGES.

Strikers Have Plenty of Money, and Employ
Say They Have Plenty of Men.
CHICAGO. Nov. 2z.-''We have just received
information. said President Streat, of the Typo
graphical Union, ''that one labor organization
will contribute $4,000 to the support of our
strike. I refer to the National Amalgamated
Building Trades Council They have member
ship of 400, 600, and propose to levy a ive-cent
assessment upon all their members. We are
in q condition to continue this strike until
July 1, 1885,"
"A number of union printers have applied
for work, :" said Mr.. G. II. BIakey. of the Typo
theta; some of them given their old
places, but others were informed that there was
work for them. It makes difference TO us
how much money the strikers receive I hope
they will get 500. 000 they will need it for the
support of their families before the
winter Is over. have been here
ali day and have not received any
applications for from our members.
We received letter yesterday from St. Louis
Informing that they could send us a number
of first-class job printers For fear they would
send them sent telegram telling them that
more men were wanted. / am afraid that
the union will declare the strike off tomorrow.
We do not want that done. If the strike lasts
one week longer there will not be q situation
left vacant"
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Killed In a Falling BUILDING

MINoLA, Tex. Nov. 27.-Late last night
heavy wind-storm visited this town, blowing
down hall during the progress of dance held
by colored people. Five persons were killed and
about twenty injured About seventy persons
were If the hall when il collapsed. Six of the
injured havs arms or legs broken. The killed
Thomas Hardeman. Jack Wilson, Reuben
Garrett. Fannie Benson and Rose Benson. The
store rooms below the dance all were occupied
by r. P. Glenn & Co., L. A benson and n. S.
Sodkesome, whose aggregate loss groceries
and general merchandise exceeds $40 900.
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Not That Coombs.
Special TO the Indianapolis JournaI.


Fort WAYNE, Ind. Nov. 26.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the journal errs in the
statement that the Thomas Coombs, who Sc
skeleton was found in Virginia, citizen of
Fort Wayne. There is a Thomas A. Coombs. a
resident OF this city, son of exJudge Coombs,
of the Supreme Court. but he is alive and we'll
The two are first cousins.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WASHINGTON Nov. Isl A. N.
For Indiana-Fair weather; light to fresh
winds. becoming variable; slightly colder in the
southeast portion; slowly rising temperature in
northwestern portion.
For nlinois-Far weather; slowly rising tenn
perature; light to fresh, variable winds.
For Ohio Fair weather, preceded by light
snow in the northeast portion; light to fresh
northwesterly winds. becoming variable; colder.
For Lower Michigan-Colder, generally fair
weather; light to fresh westerly winds, becom-
ing variable.
For Upper Michigan and Wisconsin-Fair
weather, slowly rising temperature; light to
fresh, variable winds.
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PRESCOTT, A. t.. Nov. 27.-The coroners in
quest the bodies of the six men who lost
their lives in the boiler explosion at Wilson &
Co.'S saw-mill. on the 10Th instant was CON
cluded last night. The jury found that the ex-
plosion was caused by the placing Of some for
eien substance in the boiler, and names Louis
Beck as suspected of being implicated in the
H,;
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General Notes.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal
WAsHIsGToN, Nov. 2z-Manning Weller, Of
Mnncie. is here, and will likely open manu-
featuring confectionery establishment Dec.
i, Z, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets
General Brown has arrived and will occupy
his old quarters at 1892 1 street during the ses-
sion OF Congress.
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A Massachusetts says that on making
experimental application of Paris green to one
side of an apple tree he found that the half to
which he applied the solution was completely
cleared of the worms. leaving the other half as
it was.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-28

A REGULARITY of Hoods Sarsaparila is that
while IL purifes the blood. it imparts new vigor
@very function Of the body.
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MINOR MATTERS.
What the Agricultural Department Says of
the Crops in Indiana.
Special to the Irdianapols journal

the Crops in Indiana.
special to the IrdianaDolis journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Commissioner of
Agriculture Colman, in his monthly report up
On the condition of the crops of the country, has
this to say of the State of Indiana:
1.-The weather has favored the gathering of
the corn crop, and a large portion has already
been secured. The quality is fair and the yield
will be greater than the appearance indicated
some months ago. The yield of Irish potatoes
is above what was expected, with quality medium
and no reports of rot. Sweet potatoes have gen
orally yielded fair and of good quality. The
hay crop will compare favorably with that harv-
ested in 1885, both as regards quantity and
quality. but a greater per cent. will be required
for home consumption. The yield of buckwheat
will be light.
''The drought can scarcely be said to be
broken. as there has not been sufficient rain to
cause the wheat to make satisfactory growth
and much of it will go into the winter with a
poorly developed plant Much uneasiness is
manifested by farmers On this account From
failure of wells and water-courses stock water
is becoming matter of serious concern in many
portions of the State. !"
AIlison's Strength Presidential Candidate.
Washington Special.
Judge Lyman, member Of Congress from Iowa,
and one of the leading Republicans of the North
west. was asked to-day in regard to his visws on
matters political. The Republicans of Iowa, he
said, and OF the other Northwestern States, have
always taken a deep interest in political affairs
and never assiduousy at the present time
He declared that Senator Allison was their
unanimous choice for Pres dent, Blaine stand
ing second the list; that Allison was excep-
:ionally strong throughout the West, and his
candidacy would make sure Republican States of
Michigan and Wisconsin, which late elections
have placed in the doubtful column. Speaking
for myself" said Judge Lyman. Il regard Sem
ator Allison the strongest Republican, East or
West, before the people to-day. He is a man
against whom antagonism could be raised.
whose character man could malign. and. best
OF all, he possesses liberal amount of brains
But as l understand matters" concluded the
Judge. Mr. Allison will step aside if Mr. Blaine
is presented a candidate and will give him his
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Mr.. SKLBY CARTER. Nashville, Tenn: "Ayer's
Sarsaparilla cleared my system of scrofula,"
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Steamship Nevvs,

New YORK, Nov 27.-Arrived: Willkom-
men, from Bremen; La Gascogne, from Havre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-02
THIRTY FEET OF SNAKE
A Land Monster Eat to Take Rank In slze
with the Sea Serpent.


On Saturday last as Charles Lace and Al
gernon +. Thomas, two Pennsylyanians. were
perceived q peculiar looking object a short
distance from their boat Il appeared to be
the head and neck Of q gigantic snake-flsh.
long and pointed ike Q pike's ut the mouth
and increasing in width. until 1t appeared to
be six or eight inches wide between the eyes.
Lace oSk up af x pEs whbsh wsS IN h ss
instant the. blow was giyen the monster
plunged his head under water and raised Its
body above. throwing 1t on the end OF the boat
It was quickly drawn over and across the
boat, nearly .oapsizing IL In Its passage. The
object then disappeared under water: ,o,,.,
something like the shell Of turtle; Its body
was black. encircled with rings OF dirty yellow
color. The men aver that Its length was fully
thirty feot as tho head was about twelve feet
from the boat when thoy made attack upon It,
and in drawing its body over the boat i dis Is
about six, inches In diameter; Both men
were armed with reyolvers. which they dis
charged repeatedly at the place whore the rcp-
tile disappeared from view but without max
Ing II show Itself. They were considerably
frightened and. left the place. finishing their
tshing for the day on the Yankee pond nd which h
Is located in the adjoining town Of Mamakating:
The pond covers several hundred acres. and
in some places Ia thirty feet deep. There Is q
tradition that many years ago, before tho canal
company built dam to increase the capacity
OF the reservoir at this place, similar monster
existed n the small pond which was the , hu,
this Is specimen OF tho reptilian age. and that
other and numerous ,ropresentatiyes OF the
Jurasslc period are still In existence IN the bod
lee Of fEeih water on the eiobes
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WOODEN INDIANS
what IL Thought t. be the Oldest Wooden
Cigar Store Sign In Now York.

what IL Thought t. be the Oldest wooden
Cigar Store Sign IN Now York.
What is believed to be the first wooden flg-
ure ever placed in front Of tobacco store in
this city. and perhaps anywhere else. still
stands as It has stood for thirty-flve years. on
the Bowery, opposite the Atlantic Garden. It
was placed there by q Mr.. Chichester. who
then kept the store. It Is tho figure Of q male
Indian, leaning on q stump, and extending o
bunch Of tobacco.
"The Indian" said q manufacturer Of such
figures, still remains the fsvorite. as against
the Highlander. the girl with the Grecian bend.
the ba other q s9ar GRE
mand as her lord and master with the toma-
hawk and Rs usually considerable improve
s Gn n hs
The manufacturer added that New York SUD
piled the whole country with this kind q stat
with orders from all parts Of the United States.
in But among base bali
counterfeit presentmsnt Of John l.. Sullivan in
The agures are not made t IT, pieces s exc, s1esp.
that when one arm Is stretched 1sd out from az
e one bIoet Of White U pine. This white Pine Is
procured at the ship yards where pisGs ss. from
rom spsrs, and are sold to the Inquire makers
for much less sum than II they had procured
the wood in its complete form. Thqs the same
white pine spar from the forests OF Maine may
furnish mast for an ocean steamer ana o
sign for Bowery cigar store.
The figures range in size from three and q
mostly for the medium. from five TO five and
hall The price Of figure ranges from SIG to
$50.
The ornamental woodwork on show wagons
like Barnums and Forepaugh's, is made by
the same people who manufacture the wooden
Indians and Highlanders.